Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Introduction to the verb ergoter
The English translation of the French verb ergoter is “to quibble” or “to nitpick.” It is pronounced [ɛʁ.ɡɔ.te].
Ergoter comes from the Latin word “argutare,” meaning “to chatter” or “to prattle.” In everyday French, it is most often used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense, which expresses an action that took place before another action in the past.
Here are three simple examples of ergoter used in the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait tense:
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Elle s’était énervée parce que son mari avait encore ergoté sur le choix du restaurant. (She had gotten upset because her husband had once again quibbled about the restaurant choice.)
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J’avais fini mon travail à l’heure, mais mes collègues avaient encore ergoté sur des détails insignifiants. (I had finished my work on time, but my colleagues had still nitpicked about insignificant details.)
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Ils auraient pu arriver plus tôt s’ils n’avaient pas autant ergoté sur les différents itinéraires possibles. (They could have arrived earlier if they hadn’t quibbled so much about the different possible routes.)
Table of the Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of ergoter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Example Usage | English Translation |
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je | eusse ergoté | Si j’avais su, je eusse ergoté. | If I had known, I would have quibbled. |
tu | eusses ergoté | Si tu avais su, tu eusses ergoté. | If you had known, you would have quibbled. |
il | eût ergoté | Si il avait su, il eût ergoté. | If he had known, he would have quibbled. |
elle | eût ergoté | Si elle avait su, elle eût ergoté. | If she had known, she would have quibbled. |
on | eût ergoté | Si on avait su, on eût ergoté. | If one had known, one would have quibbled. |
nous | eussions ergoté | Si nous avions su, nous eussions ergoté. | If we had known, we would have quibbled. |
vous | eussiez ergoté | Si vous aviez su, vous eussiez ergoté. | If you had known, you would have quibbled. |
ils | eussent ergoté | Si ils avaient su, ils eussent ergoté. | If they had known, they would have quibbled. |
elles | eussent ergoté | Si elles avaient su, elles eussent ergoté. | If they had known, they would have quibbled. |
Other Conjugations for Ergoter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb ergoter
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Ergoter – About the French Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense
Formation
Common Everyday Usage Patterns
Hypothetical Situations
Reported Speech
Doubt, Wishes, and Emotions
Interactions with Other Tenses
Present Subjunctive
Imperfect Subjunctive
Conditional
Summary
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